صبار أنابيب الأرغن

صبار أنابيب الأرغن organpipe cactus (الأسم العلمي: Stenocereus thurberi)؛ is a species of cactus native to Mexico and the الولايات المتحدة. The species is found in rocky desert. Two subspecies are recognized based on their distribution and height. The Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is named for the species.

Organpipe cactus
S. thurberi thurberi
التصنيف العلمي
مملكة:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Tribe:	Pachycereeae
Genus:	Stenocereus
Species:	S. thurberi
Binomial name
Stenocereus thurberi (Engelm.) Buxbaum, 1961

Its English common name is derived from its resemblance to a pipe organ. It is locally known as pitaya dulce, Spanish for "sweet pitaya" or sweet cactus fruit.

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 التوزيع

Organpipe cactus flower

This species is found mostly in Mexico, mainly in Sonora and southern Baja California. It is also known to the United States, but is much rarer, with the notable exception of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The plant is predominantly found on rocky hillsides up to 3,000 feet (910 m) in elevation.

 الأنواع الفرعية

شجرة عملاقة من صبار أنابيب الأرغن، في باها كاليفورنيا 1895، تصوير ليون ديگيه.

There are two recognized subspecies, the type subspecies, thurberi, is much larger and occurs in southern Arizona, mainland Mexico, and Northern Baja California. The other is littoralis, which is much smaller and usually grows to around 10 feet (3.0 m). It occurs only in southern Baja California.

 انظر أيضاً

• Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument